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WELCOME TO IRCA's AM-DX NEWSFLASH - January 6 1999
Vol 4 No 40
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I will be traveling to Newport RI for business on 1/18 for up to two
weeks. Anyone in that area that wants to get together or have me phone
them, please let me know ASAP. There will be no AM DX NewsFlash for
that two week period... but I will put something out as soon as I get
back... then resume our regularly scheduled Wednesday stuff!!
phil bytheway
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IRCA's web site... check it out!!
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CPC DX tests
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CPC Chairperson (IRCA) - Lynn Hollerman - gmhollerman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
CPC Chairman (NRC) - Bill Hale - phantom2@xxxxxxxx
1/23/99 Sat - 0400-0415 - 850 - KICY - Nome AK (IRCA)
1/24/99 Sun - 0105-0115 - 1320 - WJAS - Pittsburgh PA (NRC)
1/24/99 Sun - 0115-0125 - 1360 - WPTT - McKeesport PA (NRC)
* 1/25/99 Mon - 0100-0300 - 1070 - KHMO - Hannibal MO (NRC)
1/25/99 Mon - 0200-0600 - 1390 - WFIW - Fairfield IL (NRC)
1/30/99 Sat - 0200-0400 - 1160 - KSL - Salt Lake City UT (IRCA)
2/ 6/99 Sat - 0000-0600 - 1450 - CHUC - Cobourg ON (NRC)
2/15/99 Sat - 0105-0600 - 660 - KEYZ - Williston ND (NRC)
2/21/99 Sat - 0105-0130 - 1450 - WILM - Wilmington DE (NRC)
(ELT = Eastern Listening Time, i.e. the local time in the Eastern time
zone). Please remember, what's listed as being on, say, Monday *may* be
what you think of as Sunday night! * = new since last time.
DETAILS:
Saturday, January 23, 1999 - KICY-850, Nome, AK will test using Morse
code IDs and voice announcements from 12:00-12:15 am Alaska Time
(4:00-4:15 am ET). KICY will test using 10000 watts, non-directional.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Dave Oseland
General Manager
KICY-AM
P.O. Box 820
Nome, AK 99762
E-mail: kicy@xxxxxxxx
(Arranged by Ragnar Danneskjold for the IRCA CPC.)
WFIW-1390 Fairfield, Ilinois will broadcast a Morse Code ID, along with
their regular on-the-hour ID at 0200, 0300, 0400, 0500 and 0600 Eastern
Time on January 25, 1999. WFIW will be utilizing their daytime
authorization of 710 watts non-directional. Fairfield is about 20 miles
east of Mount Vernon, IL.
Reports may be sent to:
Mr. Kirk Wallace
WFIW-AM
Box 310
Fairfield, IL 62837-0310
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
WJAS-1320 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will broadcast 15-second long 1 kHz
tones, march music, Morse code IDs, and a little history of the station
from 0105-0115 Eastern Time on Monday, January 24 1999. WJAS will be
utilizing their daytime facilities of 5000 watts non-directional.
Reports may be sent to:
Mr. Phil Lenz, Chief Engineer
WJAS-WPTT Radio
900 Parish Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
(Arranged by John Malicky for the NRC CPC.)
WPTT-1360 McKeesport, Pennsylvania will broadcast 15-secong long 1 kHz
tones, march music, Morse code IDs, and station history from 0115-0125
on Monday January 24 1999. They will be on their nighttime facilities of
1000 watts, directed due north. But possibly for the test will be on
5000 watts, non-directional for a short time.
Reports may be sent to:
Mr. Phil Lenz, Chief Engineer
WJAS-WPTT Radio
900 Parish Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15220
(Arranged by John Malicky for the NRC CPC.)
Monday, January 25, 1999 - KHMO-1070, Hannibal, MO will conduct a DX
test using Morse code IDs during intervals from 1:00-3:00 am ET. KHMO
will run the test using 5000 watts and utilizing their daytime pattern.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Tom Holmes
Chief Engineer
KHMO Radio
P.O. Box 711
Hannibal, MO 63401-0711
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
Saturday, January 30, 1999 - KSL-1160, Salt Lake City, UT will conduct a
DX test from 12:00-2:00am MST(2:00-4:00am EST). The test will consist of
Morse Code IDs on the hour and half-hour inserted into regular. Their
format will be "The Road Gang Show", basically C&W music for truckers.
WWW: http://www.ksl.com/
E-mail: QSL@xxxxxxx
Reception reports may be sent to:
John Dehnel
Chief Engineer
KSL-AM
55 N. 300 W.
Salt Lake City, UT 84180
(Arranged by Ragnar Danneskjold for the IRCA CPC.)
CHUC-1450 Cobourg, ON will conduct a DX test on Saturday, February 6,
1999 from Midnight to 6:00 am EST. The test will include march music
and Morse code IDs.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. John Ton - Engineer
CHUC-1450, P.O. Box 520, Cobourg, ON
K9A 2L3 Canada
E-mail: jton@xxxxxxxx or chuc@xxxxxxxx
(Arranged by JD Stephens for the NRC CPC.)
KEYZ-660 Williston, North Dakota will test with Morse code IDs and 1000
Hz tones at various intervals from 0105 to 0130 ELT and prior to the
news at :00 from 0200 to 0600 on Monday morning, February 15, 1999. Both
daytime and nighttime patterns will be used during the period from 0105
to 0130. Nighttime pattern only will be utilized the remainer of the
period.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Earl R. Gross
KEYZ Radio
PO Box 2048
Williston, ND 58801-2048
WWW: http://www.keyzcountry.com/
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
Sunday, February 21, 1999 - WILM-1450, Wilmington, DE will test with
tones, Morse code IDs, "recognizable music" and test announcements from
1:00-3:00 am ET. WILM will conduct the test using 1000 watts, non-
directional. Pre-paid phone calls will be accepted at (302)656-9800; fax
# is (302) 655-1450.
Reception reports may be sent to:
Mr. Allan Loudell
Program Manager
WILM Radio
1215 French St.
Wilmington, DE 19801-3213
(Arranged by Bill Hale for the NRC CPC.)
Also, if you hear a test, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know, via e-mail or the
the newsgroup! And, if you send a reception report to a station, please
remember to include return postage with your report...
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HOT STUFF
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Bruce Portzer - Seattle WA - bruce.portzer@xxxxxxxxx
It's time to get the word out on my next gettogether. It will be held
on Saturday February 13 beginning at 2 pm. The usual game plan applies.
Bring your usual potluck junkfood and stuff to show and tell or talk
about. At dinner time we'll collect a few bucks for pizza. Hope you
can make it. For more info you can reply to bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
The address is 6546 19th Avenue NE, Seattle, and the phone number is
206-522-2521. I hope to see you there.
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Ken Alexander - kena@xxxxxxxxxxxx
The Ontario DX Association will be running a contest for Medium and
Longwave DXers during the month of February, 1999. It's called the 2
Down Challenge and anything "hearable" below 2 MHz is fair game. The
contest is open to ODXA members and non-members alike and I'm hoping you
would run the following promo for it in the AM-DX Newsflash until the
end of February.
THE ODXA 2-DOWN CHALLENGE #4
The ODXA 2-Down Challenge challenges you to hear stations that you just
can't hear on shortwave, covering the frequency spectrum from 2.0 MHz
down to DC (0.0 kHz) The range consists principally of the Long Wave
band (utilities, beacons and transatlantic broadcast stations - with
luck!), the AM Broadcast Band and the 160 metre ham band ("top band").
The first contest held February 1994 showed that there is interest in
the club covering these areas and that those who entered had a great
time doing it. It's been two years since the last Two-Down, so here's
the rules of this game:
Eligibility: All DXers, regardless of location. You need not be a
member of the ODXA to enter. However, there is an entry fee for
non-members. See below.
Monitoring Period: The UTC month of February, 1999.
Frequency Range: 0.0 kHz to 2000 kHz, inclusive. All modes of
transmission (e.g. AM, SSB, CW, Fax, RTTY....) are eligible.
Point Count: 1 point for each of the 12 Canadian Provinces & Territories
(max. 12 points); 1 point for each of the lower 48 States plus
Washington DC (max 49 points); 1 point for each radio station
transmitting from outside of the above two areas (no max). Unlike the
shortwave DX-Challenge, country of origin is not the basis of scoring.
A 'station' outside Canada and continental USA is defined as a
transmission that is unique in both transmitter location and frequency
(e.g. Radio Rebelde, Cuba, may transmit from both Santiago and Havana.
If heard with the same programming on their two different frequencies
these two 'stations' would count for 2 points). But a ham station may
not be logged more than once in the 160 meter band.
Entry Fee : Free for ODXA members, $5.00 Cdn for non-members. Cheques
payable to Ontario DX Association.
Prizes: Entrants will be divided into three groups, those from Ontario,
those from the rest of North America, and those from outside North
America. The winner in each category will be the person with the
greatest number of points, and will receive a current book from the ODXA
Mail Order or a gift certificate for same. All entrants will receive a
certificate.
All entrants and their point scores will be listed in an upcoming issue
of DX Ontario.
Entries: Include the following details in each log: UTC date & time,
station name/callsign, frequency and mode, language (if any), reception
quality, sufficient data to confirm postive identification of station
and location (location = transmitter site, not studio site). Do not
submit tentative logs or unidentifieds. Your point count should be
clearly listed.
Deadline: Send your complete entry to Two-Down Challenge, Ken Alexander,
53 Twelve Oaks Dr., Aurora, Ontario L4G 6J4 or by E-mail to
<kena@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, to arrive by March 15, 1999.
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Robert Wien - San Jose CA - rjwmail@xxxxxxxxx
Checked the FCC database, 580 OR. still shows up as KCMX and 880 as KTMT
as of 12/31. I'll have to listen for this instead... So don't know if
IRCA AM Flash is correct on this or not.
Called KNRO-600 Redding yesterday, they said they're still KNRO, not
KGNT yet, their application is still into the FCC for the call change,
though I haven't seen a trace of an application anywhere, including M
Street or the FCC database!
Keep an eye on 1690/1550 CO. they should be swapping calls to KDDZ and
KADZ respectively, they were KADZ and KDDZ on Wednesday when I
checked...
KSTN test was on last night, though coming in very bad here u/XEXX and
I'm only 80 miles from Stockton! Comes in daytime here better..
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
As of 1/1/99, The same call is being used. ID at 2059.50 EST 1/1 "If
you've misssed a day, you've missed alot. 580, KCMX-Ashland". Checked at
2159.59 for an ID for 880, but they were running ESPN, and no ID before
the hour. (PM-OR)
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Robert Wien - San Jose CA - rjwmail@xxxxxxxxx
1470 Sacramento now KRAK. Checked 1470 Sacramento at SSS, in strong with
ID "Classic Country 1470, KRAK, and Gold Country ninety-three-seven, 8
minutes after 5:00", plays old classic C&W tunes like Charlie Pride,
etc...
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Albert Lehr - Livermore, CA - alehr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
As of this morning, Sacramento 1470 is still KOME. They IDed as 97.3
KRAK and KOME-AM at 1001:30, PST. At other times they ID as "Gold
Country 1470, KRAK."
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Chris Knight - dxer1@xxxxxxxx
530 - TIS CO, Pueblo (Highway 50 West and Elizabeth St.). Open carrier.
There are signs for this on I-25 coming into Pueblo from the
South (didn't notice any signs from the North).
540 - XEWA - relays XEW.
800 - KLDC CO, Brighton - appears to be 24h NSP now. Gospel music.
Coverage range only 5 mile radius due to XEROK.
800 - XEROK CHIH, Ciudad Delicias - New slogan is "La Ley".
1350 - KGHF CO, Pueblo - towers taken down! Station is on the air, but
not from it's original QTH. Suspect sharing transmitter site
with KCSJ now. Signal is weaker here in the Denver area.
1480 - KAVA CO, Pueblo (ex-KRRU) - format is SS, slogan is "La Ley". Has
"Radio Unica" programming. //1490-KXRE.
1490 - KXRE CO, Manitou Springs - same as KAVA above. Signal as heard in
Colorado Springs is much improved from what it used to be. Legal
ID mentions both KAVA Pueblo and KXRE Colorado Springs. Note:
Colorado Springs in legal ID - not Manitou Springs. //1480-KAVA.
1570 - KHPN CO, Loveland - POWERFUL signal at night. Either is approved
for much higher power or has been leaving it's day power on.
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* Tom Reiser - Chicago IL - ReiserT@xxxxxxx
I thought that list members would be interested to know that WBBM has
done a slight alteration of how they handle announcements related to
traffic and weather. They now refer to traffic and transit on the 8's
and then they run the weather right after that. In other words, there
really has not been a change as to when the items appear, just the
formatting.
AKA the snowbox
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* Mike - pietruk@xxxxxxxxxx
WBBM has also slightly changed is station identifier to "Newsradio 780"
from "NewsRadio 78". The reason, according to the Robert Feder column in
the Chicago Suntimes, was to recognize the digital nature of more and
more radios being sold these days.
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John Wright - Australia - dxer@xxxxxxxxx
1674 The Station that tested here in October 98 from Emu Plains using
Opera music, will not test again or operate. This direct from
the engineer Peter Shultz. This frequency is clear again to my
knowledge.
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THE "X" BAND
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INDIVIDUAL LOGGINGS
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
1240 KOFE IDAHO, ST. MARIES (Pronounced Saint Marys), heard with C&W
mx at 1938 UTC 1/3/99, Promo for announcements on the air on
"KOFE (Coffee) Radio", spots then more C&W mx (PM-OR) Per the on
air anmt and according to directory assistance, KOFE has moved.
Their new address is : KOFE, 201 North 8th Street, St. Maries ID
83861, phone: (208) 245-1240
1420 KSTN CA, STOCKTON. poor to fair w/ DX Test from 0757 UTC 1/1/99.
Mentioned calls from Australia & Trinidad. Lots of KITI QRM.
Played 70s disco mx. Best heard on 40' vertical with Ground
Plane. (PM-OR)
1470 KRAK CA, SACRAMENTO ex KOME, KXOA, now w/ "Gold Country"
slogans, heard at 2320 UTC 1/3, mentioning that the FM was going
to soon change and you will only get KRAK on AM. (PM-OR)
1510 KJQI CA, SAN RAFAEL, ex KKHI, good w/ Adult Standards and many
"K-JOI" IDs, spots for Bay area businesses at 2350 1/3/98. QRM
from KIRV. (PM-OR)
1690 KADZ COLORADO, ARVADA, heard ex KAYK. Still Radio Disney, new
calls "KDDZ Arvada, KADZ Arvada-Denver" ID by little girl at 0900
EST 12/31 (1400 UTC). (PM-OR)
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Ragnar - Mesa Arizona - lwdxer@xxxxxxxx
Heard on a Kenwood R-1000 and terminated helical coil antenna:
670 KBOI ID, Boise 1825 12/23 playing "It's the most wonderful time
of the year"
700 KWLW UT, Salt Lake City 1826 12/23 "I've got your memory, she's
got you", Patsy Cline
710 KGNC TX, Amarillo, TX 1827 12/23 with news of a woman in San
Antonio who killed her child and "The Ames Millenial Minute".
720 KDWN NV, Las Vegas 1829 12/23 Talking about Clinton getting off
and why they believe that minorities love him.
750 KOAL UT Price 0835 1/1 Paul Harvey.
770 KKOB NM, Albuquerque 1832 12/23 with Subaru ads.
780 WBBM IL, Chicago 2209 12/23 with weather report and ID.
820 WBAP TX, Ft. Worth 1834 12/23 with a traffic report sponsored by
SW Bell.
840 WHAS KY, Louisville 0435 12/29 PSAs for recycling, Smokey Bear
and into the Dean Edell Show.
850 KOA CO, Denver 1835 12/23 with ads for jewelers, luggage and
announcing a game winner to call 631-2850.
880 KRVN NE, Lexington 1838 12/23 Western Sprinkler ad into country
music.
930 KSEI ID, Pocatello 0500 12/29 with news ID and local sports.
970 KVWM AZ, Show Low 1839 12/23 "Good golly, Miss Molly," Little
Richard. ID "Oldies Radio KVWM."
1040 WHO IA, Des Moines 2149 12/23 Hawkeyes v. Coppin State
1080 KRLD TX, Dallas 2150 12/23 Sports talk show moderated by a woman
talking about the Cowboys in the playoffs against the Cardinals.
1130 KWKH LA, Shreveport 0631 12/25 ID and country Christmas music by
Alan Jackson.
1140 KCMJ CA, Palm Springs 1840 12/23 ID and retirement home ads.
1160 KSL UT, Salt Lake City 1842 12/23 with ID
1170 KVOO OK, Tulsa 1844 12/23 with ID
1200 WOAI TX, San Antonio 1024 with news and ID.
1210 KLDI WY, Laramie 0500 1/2 with News and ID at 0506 was o/u KGYN.
[new log]
1330 KLBO TX, Monahans 1019 with a ad for a show in town by Sebastian
the Magician and the Ultimate Apparel Shop.
1380 KTSM TX, El Paso 1848 12/23 talking about punishment for Clinton
1480 KPHX Phoenix, AZ 0907 1/1 SS mx and ID
1510 KFNN AZ, Mesa 0905 1/1 with Courtesy Chevrolet ad.
1520 KOMA OK, Oklahoma City 0904 1/1 Playing "Kathy's Clown".
1530 KFBK CA, Sacramento 0903 1/1 with ABC News.
1560 KNZR CA, Bakersfield 0900 1/1 with ID and CBS news.
1630 KKWY WY, Cheyenne 0900 1/1 with ID "Spirit of Wyoming" very weak
and unusable.
1640 KDIA CA, Vallejo 0857 with motown music.
1650 KKTR CA, Los Angeles 0856 1/1 with traffic and splash from KXOL.
1660 KXOL UT, Brigham City 0854 1/1 at S9+20 splashing 17 kHz either
side of center freq. Playing 50s/60s music.
1670 WNML GA, Warner-Robins 0622 12/25 ID "The Sports Animal" with
roaring lion.
1670 WTDY WI, Madison [tentative] 0848 1/1 under very bad splash from
KXOL with Scrooge very very weak and faded quickly.
1690 KAYK CO, Arvada 0847 1/1 Radio Disney playing "I'll be there for
you."
1700 KBGG IA, Des Moines 0845 Business News Network report [not
usually heard here at sunrise.]
Mexicans:
800 XEROK Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico 1833 12/23 playing Mexican
Ranchera music.
1540 XEHOS Villa de Seris, Sonora, Mex. 0901 1/1 with ID and standard
Mexican music . Only heard because KASA in Phoenix was dark.
UNID:
1340 UNID received a partial ID "New Mexico's Sports Talk." 0443 1/2
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Bill Harms - Elkridge, MD - wharms@xxxxxxxxx
NRD-525 and 3 foot high wedge air core loop.
530 CIAO ON, Brampton. (calls assumed) 12/1 0645-0659. 'Indian
Morning program' poor-fair. Mixing with the TIS's here. (WJH-MD)
730 WUMP AL, Madison. 12/28 1959:45 ID as 'WUMP, Madison-Huntsville-
Decatur; locally owned and operated to serve you.' Heard a
'sports talk' program after 2000 but wasn't sure it was them.
Lots of QRM, just faded up at TOH. (WJH-MD)
730 WACE MA, Chicopee. 1/1 1629-1631. ID as 'You're listening to
how you can keep well with Roy Masters, right here on 7-30 AM
WACE." (Web site http://www.fhu.com/radio.htm). Mention of a tax
deductible newsletter. Excellent signal blowing away WBZS.
(WJH-MD)
730 WLIL TN, Lenoir City. 12/28 1915-1918. Local ads and ID. Faded
in for only three minutes. (WJH-MD)
760 WVNE MA, Leicester. 1/1 1606-1630. Concerned Women for America
program - web site http://www.cwfa.org/. Female announcer
interviewing man who was gay and became married. Weather
forecast and ID as 'Life changing Radio 7-60 WVNE.' Good in
nulled WJR. Also heard the tail end of the sign off at 12/29
1614 (WJH-MD)
780 CFDR NS, Dartmouth. 12/29 2118-2128. Assumed the one IDing as
"Classic Country 7-80 Kicks (or equivalent). Gordon Lightfoot
and country songs. Good through wiped out WBBM. There were a
couple of local ads. (WJH-MD)
790 WQXI GA, Atlanta. 12/28 1703-1720. Sports talk about Atlanta
Falcons and local adds. Over all. (WJH-MD)
840 WCTG SC, Columbia. 12/27 1653-1706. Blowing WHAS away! Local
ads, and news on the hour. ID at 1705 as 'You're listening to
the mighty 8-40 WCTG Columbia, South Carolina. Columbia's most
powerful AM station. Thanks for listening. Played some
Christmas classics. (WJH-MD)
890 WKNV VA, Fairlawn. 12/28 1622-1640. Am sure of location, but not
call letters which were not announced. Gospel music format.
Frequent use of 'Joy AM' slogans, like 'Going up, never coming
down. The heart of today's Southern Virginia Gospel Music, We
are Joy AM.' A few local ads were heard. Strongest signal on the
channel for the duration. (WJH-MD)
910 KLCN AR, Blytheville. Pleasantly surprised with this one. 12/30
1809:45-1812:30. ID as 'News 9-10 KLCN' into world news and
sports. Atop all for a couple of minutes. Audio clip of this
catch is at http://www.erols.com/wharms/sounds/other/KLCN.ra
(WJH-MD)
910 WSTK NC, Jacksonville. 1/1 1759. ID as 'Super (charge(d)) 9-10
AM WSTK. Your radio will never be the same into an ad, but was
lost in QRM. Also, assumed the one with NC Car dealer ads and
mentions of Carolina Panthers on 12/31 1812:30-1824 (No ID)
(WJH-MD)
920 WTCW KY, Whitesburg. 12/30 1559:45. Popped in with ID time check
and news on the hour. (WJH-MD)
920 WKRT NY, Courtland. 12/29 1757-1800. Oldies format. ID at TOH
as 'Good time Rock and Roll on 9-20 WKRT Courtland - Oldies
Radio into news. Over all for the ID. (WJH-MD)
920 WIRD NY, Lake Placid. 12/29 1657-1757. Listened off and on.
Used slogans like 'The Voice of the Adirondacks,' 'Olympic
region' and WLPW-WIRD.' Lots of oldies, local ads, and weather
forecasts. (WJH-MD)
990 CKGM QU, Montreal. 12/27 1547-1551. Over all with traffic report
(mention of Champlain Bridge), local ads, and ID as 'oldies 9-90
... Montreal. I assume the listed call letters are correct.
(WJH-MD)
1000 CKBW NS, Bridgewater (call listed not heard). 12/29 2048-2054.
Local ads for furniture store and computer retailer. Good over
WMVP. (WJH-MD)
1080 WKGX NC, Lenoir. 12/27 1737-1742. CW music and ID in between
songs. Good signal with WITC nulled. (WJH-MD)
1150 WMRD CT, Middletowm. 12/29 1807. Local ads, ID, and what sounded
like a talk show with Internet as the topic. Mixing in the mess.
(WJH-MD)
1190 WBIS MD, Annapolis (new calls). Format change. Now business
radio. 1/1 1000-1011. SRN network news. ID at 1000:20 in the
middle of news feed as 'WBIS Annapolis-Baltimore.' Lots of spots
and Business News network. Noted // to WBZS-730 and WMET-1150,
but not WBBR-1130. Local station. (WJH-MD)
1240 WJTN NY, Jamestown. 12/29 1816-1819. Weather forecast and local
car dealer ad. Popped in over everything else. (WJH-MD)
1290 WCHK GA, Canton. 12/31 2007:30-2009. ID as 'Proud to be
Cherokee. This is AM 12-90 WCHK. Followed by cw song. Atop
momentarily. (WJH-MD)
1440 WJJL NY, Niagara Falls. 12/29 1909. Weather and ID. Nothing
else heard. (WJH-MD)
1600 WINX MD, Rockville. Now is a Spanish Language format. Was
oldies. 12/26 same call letters. Just what DC needs - another
ethnic station, NOT! hihi. (WJH-MD)
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* Gary Donnelly - Hedgesville WV - gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
WGAI test. Picked them up with considerable fading...vocals singing
"WGAI", male voice "WGAI Elizabeth City. Serving the River City. Proud
of the past and excited about the future". ALso morse ID "WGAI AM560"
repeated at different frequencies. At end of test male voice gives QSL
address.
WJVA-1620 AM. Came thru with moderate fading. Shannon in the Morning,
playing oldies "summer" songs. Station ID, "Radio Hollywood", and morse
ID. wx reporting 4 more inches of snow over 16" already on ground.
Eqpt...Sony ICF-SW7600 and Radio Shack Optimis 12-603A, both with
internal antennas
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Mark Connelly - WA1ION@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[Connelly*B-MA] = Billerica, MA (GC= 71.221 W / 42.533 N)
(home)
[Connelly*H-MA] = East Harwich, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.021 W / 41.713 N)
(near junction of Routes 39 & 137: pitch pine forest 2 km from ocean)
[Connelly*Y-MA] = West Yarmouth, Cape Cod, MA (GC= 70.223 W / 41.682 N)
(mother's house)
Receivers: Drake R8A
Antenna systems: home: two noise-reduced slopers; other sites: cardioid
array with BBL-1 broadband loop & APW-1 active whip; all sites: DXP-1
phasing unit
*** TRANS-ATLANTIC DX ***
549 ALGERIA Les Trembles, DEC 26 0221 - energetic AA vocal; mixing
with 1 or 2 others. [Connelly*H-MA] + DEC 30 0306 - AA violins,
percussion; good. [Connelly*B-MA]
567 IRELAND RTE R.1, Tullamore, DEC 26 0048 - vocal duet from a
Broadway musical, then man in EE; good. [Connelly*H-MA]
585 SPAIN RNE1, Madrid, DEC 26 0222 - man & woman in SS; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]
594 PORTUGAL R. Renascenca, Muge, DEC 26 0223 - man in PP; over unID
music station (Morocco ?). [Connelly*H-MA]
612 IRELAND Athlone, DEC 26 0048 - very good with Carole King version
of "Will You Love Me Tomorrow ?". [Connelly*H-MA]
621 CANARY ISLANDS // SPAIN RNE1 synchros, DEC 30 0304 - SS news by
woman; to good peak. [Connelly*B-MA]
639 SPAIN RNE1, La Coruna, DEC 26 0224 - // 585 with SS talk and
music; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
675 NETHERLANDS R. Ten Gold, Lopik, DEC 26 0040 - 1950's style
doo-wop vocal.
+ DEC 26 0051 - Gordon Lightfoot song; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
693 UNITED KINGDOM BBC, Droitwich et al., DEC 26 0035 - EE sports
report mentioning cricket match with team from India; fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]
774 SPAIN RNE1 synchros, DEC 30 0317 - man & woman in SS; fair.
[Connelly*B-MA]
846 ITALY Rome, DEC 26 0052 - operatic male vocal; fair to good.
[Connelly*H-MA]
855 SPAIN RNE1, Murcia et al., DEC 26 0228 - interview with woman in
SS; excellent. [Connelly*H-MA]
891 ALGERIA Algiers, DEC 26 0229 - // 549 with string music; light
audio on huge S9+30 carrier. [Connelly*H-MA]
909 UNITED KINGDOM BBC, Moorside Edge et al., DEC 26 0230 - EE news
discussion; poor to fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
954 QATAR Qatar BS, Al Arish, DEC 26 0234 - // 7210 with Koranic
vocal; through Spain. [Connelly*H-MA]
1035 PORTUGAL R. Nacional, Lisboa, DEC 26 0237 - opera- influenced
male vocal with piano accompaniment; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
1044 MOROCCO Sebaa-Aioun, DEC 25 1959 - AA strings, vocals; over
Spain. [Connelly*H-MA]
1044 SPAIN SER synchros, DEC 29 2353 - SS talk; good. [Connelly*B-MA]
1089 UNITED KINGDOM Talk Radio synchros, DEC 26 0238 - fast EE
teletalk; fair. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ DEC 29 2345 - talk mentioning the New York Times, then
advertisements and a phone call from Jane in London; fair.
[Connelly*B-MA]
1107 SPAIN RNE5 synchros, DEC 29 2334 - SS man & woman; good at S9+15.
[Connelly*H-MA]
1134 CROATIA HR, Zadar, DEC 26 0216 - soul male vocal version of
"Silent Night", possibly by Stevie Wonder; to good peak.
[Connelly*H-MA]
1215 SPAIN COPE synchros, DEC 29 2315 - SS teletalk; dominant.
[Connelly*B-MA]
1332 ITALY Rome et al., DEC 19 2232 - "Beyond the Sea" by Bobby Darin;
good. [Connelly*H-MA]
1467 FRANCE TWR, Roumoules, DEC 19 2234 - southern US accented EE
religious talk; fair to good. [Connelly*H-MA]
1485 SPAIN SER synchros, DEC 19 2236 - man in SS; poor to fair.
[Connelly*H-MA]
1521 SAUDI ARABIA BSKSA, Duba, DEC 19 2237 - man in AA mentioned
"arabiyah"; to good peak.
+ DEC 24 2043 - AA talk; good.
+ DEC 25 1940 - pre-sunset fade-up. [Connelly*H-MA]
+ DEC 29 2126 - // 9870 with musical interlude, AA talk; through
WGAM slop. [Connelly*B-MA]
1530 VATICAN R. Vaticana, DEC 30 0437 - eastern European sounding
talk; mixed with nulled WSAI and a third station that was
probably Sao Tome. [Connelly*B-MA]
1548 KUWAIT VOA, Kuwait City, DEC 30 0003 - huge with VOA EE news
about patrolling the no-fly zone in southern Iraq; atop UK and
stronger than the 1550 atations. [Connelly*B-MA]
1550 ALGERIA RASD Clandestine, Tindouf, DEC 19 2010 - North African
female vocal; mixed with domestics. [Connelly*H-MA]
1575 unID DEC 29 2352 - maybe the roving Kuwait clandestine here with
AA music, then AA talk by man; over Spain. [Connelly*B-MA]
1602 SPAIN EI, Vitoria, DEC 25 2011 - bits of non-SER SS talk; in WUNR
slop. [Connelly*H-MA]
*** PAN-AMERICAN DX ***
535 GRENADA GBC, St. George's, DEC 26 0049 - religious- sounding
music at low audio level on a good carrier. [Connelly*H-MA]
640 CUBA R. Progreso, Guanabacoa / Las Tunas, DEC 19 0426 -
local-like with "We Are the Champions" by Queen, // 890.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
700 JAMAICA JBC R.1, Montego Bay, DEC 19 0408 - light reggae, then
woman doing a commercial for a local store. [Connelly*Y-MA]
720 JAMAICA RJR, Kingston, DEC 19 0411 - dancehall reggae version of
Janis Joplin's "Piece of My Heart"; good with CHTN & WGN nulled.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
760 COLOMBIA RCN, HJAJ, Barranquilla, DEC 19 0413 - // 770 with man
in SS; over/under Cuba. [Connelly*Y-MA]
760 CUBA R. Reloj, Las Mercedes & Guanabacoa, DEC 19 0413 - Reloj SS
news & time show; over/under Colombia. [Connelly*Y-MA]
770 COLOMBIA RCN, HJJX, Bogota, DEC 19 0413 - // 760 with SS talk;
over WABC. [Connelly*Y-MA]
800 NETHERLANDS ANTILLES Trans-World Radio, PJB, Bonaire, DEC 19 0416
- SS religion; over others. [Connelly*Y-MA]
890 CUBA R. Progreso, CMDZ, Santiago de Cuba, DEC 19 0426 - // 640
with "We Are the Champions" by Queen; slightly over WBPS/WLS.
[Connelly*Y-MA]
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Larry Russell - Flushing MI - ak473@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sony 2010, Spiral loop.
850 WMKI Birmingham AL 12/17 Radio Disney format with "AM 850
Birmingham", legal ID at 0600 sounded like "WNKI Birmingham".
Over Denver, no trace of Cleveland. Someone forget to drop power?
New catch. (Russell)
860 KKOW Pittsburgh KS 2 a.m. 1/3 Storm reports. Probably running day
pattern at night as I've heard them do once before for storm
news. rare catch. CBS news at top of hour had item on pirate
radio busts in Britain - claimed 900 last year, with more
expected this year. (Russell)
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MISC ITEMS
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
QSL
1240 CFNI B.C. PORT HARDY, rec. letter in 20d for taped report. V/S:
Carole Ford-Sales Rep. Address: P.O. Box 1240, Port Hardy BC
V0N 2P0, Canada. I have now all the stations QSL'd from
Vancouver Island, except a couple LPRTs.
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Robert Wien - San Jose CA - rjwmail@xxxxxxxxx
I am looking for someone who is an expert on Hallicrafers HQ-180A's to
fix mine. All I get is a buzz on mine and I cannot get my Radio West
loop on it to work, I can't even get any reception. I do not know of
anyone in my area who knows how to fix these. I'd be willing to send it
to someone and have them fix it for me for a reasonable fee. If anyone
is interested, please feel free to E-mail me at rjwmail@xxxxxxxxx or my
work E-mail robert.wien@xxxxxxxx, or call me at home (408-979-0957)
evenings. Thanks.
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Pat Martin - Seaside OR - mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx
You know I have been complaining all season about how poor conditions
have been. Well tonight they are poor too, nut I decided to try soething
I haven't done in a long time. I disconnected the Ground rods from the
Eastern Beverage and connected my 1500' radial that runs directly under
the beverage. Well CX weren't any better, but the beverage' gain dropped
off maybe 10 DB. In the process of that many of the stronger stations
are weaker, gibing a chance the weaker stuff under on many frequencies
take over or QRM the channel. The beverage seems about as directional to
the most part, but boy are alot the stronger signals much weaker now.
One care in point, Seattle on 1250 is generally fair at night off the
Eastern Beverage, now with this arrangement, Seattle is in the mud
almost gone with an UNID Gospel station on the channel. I think might be
WREN. I haven't heard them since the move to KS City. 1560 has WQEW all
alone, yes all alone, no Bakersfield for over an hour, WQEW with Disney
(ugh). Many channels are just a mumble mess. It is unbelieveable what
something like this can do even with CX poor. If it wasn't for all the
strong signals, then alot more DX would be heard. Interesting, two or
three stations u/KGO, KNBR, and so on. KMOX on top of KPNW. Heard WBZ
on top of KTWO with lots of New England wx. 1600 Khz is a garbled mess
with KATZ-St. Louis there, some other black station, C&W, etc. No
Seattle on 1250, just a mess of stations. I didn't heard WJVA on their
test, but they were there tonight. A nice ID on the hour u/o KYIZ. With
this arrangement, it feels like I up and moved somewhere else. Very
interesting.
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Larry Vogt, N4VA - Springfield, VA
1610 Hearing a station on 1610 today (1/5), during daylight hours,
giving NOAA weather for Washington, DC. Possibly a new TIS or
change of format for nearby TIS (?). Fighting for the frequency
with 1610 at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA - which is
always dominant and strong here in Springfield (10 miles south of
Wash, DC).
***
Bill Harms - wharms@xxxxxxxxx
It is hard to tell who this is without an exact location. But here is
my guess after a search of the FCC database. If you have a chance give
them a call and let us know what they say!
There are several transmitters licensed to the Commonwealth of
Virginia in the Fairfax County area. One of them, the only mobile is
licensed to to operate on 1610 and 1620 and the other six, permanent are
licensed to operate on 1620. The mobile transmitter, of course, could
pop up anywhere. The call sign is not in the WTB data base yet, but the
application file number is D110173.
For contact Information:
Commonwealth of Virginia
Transportation Department
Kenneth W. Wester
(703) 383-8368
3975 Fair Ridge Drive
Fairfax, VA 22033
1620 LORTON EXIT 163 I95
1620 HERNDON EXIT 9 DULLES TOLL RD & RT 28
1620 ALEXANDRIA EXIT 1 I95 & I495
1620 Franconia VDOT YARD I95 & I495 & VANDORN
1620 VIENNA EXIT 6 DULLES TOLL RD & RT 7
1620 MC LEAN EXIT 13 I495
1610 and 1620 One Mobile Transmitter
For the record, most TIS transmitters are built (or can be built) to
receive and re-broadcast NOAA weather stations. Many TIS operators will
re-broadcast NOAA weather for testing when installing the transmitters
or when they are not running their normal message.
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Paul Ormandy - paulorm@xxxxxxxx
QSL
1040 ZYK532 R Capital, Sao Paulo. Prompt and friendly e-mail QSL
received from Milton Rodrigues de Paula for PP report sent e-mail
as follow-up to written report in May '97. E-mail
capital@xxxxxxxxxx
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A DXers TECHNICAL GUIDE
The IRCA is proud to announce the release of the 3rd Edition of its
Technical Guide. This 156 page book answers questions on receiver and
antenna theory (how to improve their performance), how audio filters
and loop antennas can improve DX (and hints on their construction), how
to build a beverage and phasing unit, and much more. All updated to
1998.
Only $10.00 for IRCA/NRC/MWC members, $12.00 for non-members
(overseas airmail add $2.50).
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IRCA Mexican Log, 5th Edition
The IRCA is proud to announce the release of the 5th edition of its
MEXICAN LOG. The IRCA MEXICAN LOG log lists all AM stations in Mexico
by frequency, including call letters, state, city, day/night power,
slogans, schedule in UTC/GMT, formats, networks and notes. In
addition, stations that have changed frequency since 1996 are
cross-referenced on the old frequency. The call letter index gives
call, frequency, city and state. The city index (listed by state, then
city) includes frequency, call and day/night power. The log has been
completely updated from the 1996 edition and carefully cross-checked by
IRCA members in Mexico and the US. This is an indispensable reference
for anyone who hears Mexican radio stations. Size is 8 1/2" x 11" and
three hole punched for easy binding (optional).
Prices: IRCA/NRC members - $7.00 (US/Canada/Mexico/seamail), $8.00
(rest of the Americas airmail), $8.50 (Europe/Asia airmail), $9.00
(Australia/New Zealand airmail). Non-members: add $2.00 to the above
prices. Make checks out to: Phil Bytheway.
Order TODAY from: IRCA Bookstore, 9705 Mary NW, Seattle WA 98117-2334
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The National Radio Club now has the 19th edition of their NRC AM Radio
Log for the 1998-1999 DX Season edition. This annual edition contains
324 pages, 8 1/2" x 11" size, 3-hole punched, loose leaf format with
over 5,400 A.M. Radio station listings from the United States and
Canada. Each station listing consists of its location, frequency,
call, format, network affiliation, station address, station slogan, day
and night transmitter powers. There are cross references by city and
by call letter
The AM Radio Log is available to NRC/IRCA members for $16.95 post paid.
(Canadian members funds must be US funds)
The Nonmember and Overseas prices of the AM Radio Log are as follows:
U.S. & Canada US$22.95
Latin America US$23.50
Europe US$24.00
All Others US$28.00
All Overseas prices are shipped via AIR and payment must be in US funds,
Please mail all orders to:
National Radio Club
Publications Center
P.O. Box 164
Mannsville, NY 13661-0164
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phil bytheway - Seattle WA - philip_bytheway@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Tabulated from WWV at ~0518 GMT nightly
Geomagnetic Summary December 23 1998 through January 5 1999
GEO - Geomagnetic activity pca - polar cap absorption
maf - major flare SA - Solar Activity
mas - major storm spe - satellite proton event
mis - minor storm ss - severe storm
Date FLUX A K SA GEO OTHER
12/23 140 5 1 low quiet-unsettled -
24 z z z z z -
25 144 9 3 moderate quiet-unsettled -
26 145 16 2 low quiet-mis -
27 167 5 0 low quiet -
28 184 3 1 moderate quiet -
29 183 11 2 moderate quiet-unsettled -
30 179 3 2 low quiet -
12/31 175 3 3 moderate quiet -
1/ 1 167 5 3 low quiet-unsettled -
2 160 5 3 low quiet-unsettled -
3 155 3 2 low quiet -
4 147 8 3 low quiet-unsettled -
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If you note any AM changes (call, format, slogan, etc), please send
them to the NRC Log coordinator (Wayne Heinen) @ nrclog@xxxxxxx
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